Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden 4 | September 2, 1999

Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon Retsuden 4

 Released on September 2, 1999, this game was launched simultaneously for Dreamcast and arcade versions, gaining massive popularity. The graphics were significantly enhanced, and it ran smoothly at 60 frames per second even in tag matches and battle royales. The game also introduced an online battle mode utilizing Dreamcast's communication capabilities, where the player doesn’t control the characters directly; instead, the CPU logic of the created fighters automatically determines the outcome of the battle. Additionally, a "Wrestler Encyclopedia" was included, featuring comments from all the wrestlers, including hidden characters, and three images of the "Shinil Junior Division Image Girl 'Break Bunny'" (Koike Sayae, Endo Nozomi, Ito Hiroko), presented in video format. However, Great Muta is featured with only a match video and no commentary.

Other differences from the third installment include:

• The addition of the "M Groggy" state, between "S Groggy" and "L Groggy" for wrestler fatigue.
• An increase in the number of available techniques.
• KO can now occur through powerful throwing techniques as well as striking.
• By pressing the direction key and X button towards the audience, players can equip a pipe chair and use it for chair attacks. The chair disappears when attacked but can be re-equipped.
• The entrance scenes now replicate the actual entrance costumes worn by the wrestlers, such as gowns or jumpers (some wrestlers may not have entrance costumes).
• In the edit mode, the limit on the total frame count when attaching techniques has been removed. While there are still restrictions based on fatigue, the freedom in choosing techniques has increased. Additionally, pressing the X button in the technique selection screen will play a motion video of the selected technique.
• The technique list in edit mode includes not only techniques used by wrestlers featured in this game but also those used by professional wrestlers from the time, such as the "Vertical Drop Tiger Driver (Tiger Driver '91)" or "Modified Exploder (List Clutch Exploder)."
• The selection of wrestlers has changed more frequently compared to the previous game, with many changes among the foreign wrestlers. The number of playable characters is slightly reduced compared to the previous installment.

With these improvements and changes, the game has become richer and offers a more immersive gameplay experience.